Saint Peter and Paul Cathedral, Lutsk
| Saint Peter and Paul Cathedral | |
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| Cathedral Church of Paul and Peter the Apostles | |
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| Coordinates: 50°44′18″N 25°19′12″E / 50.738302°N 25.319923°E | |
| Location | Lutsk |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Denomination | Roman Catholicism in Ukraine |
| History | |
| Consecrated | 1639 (1640) |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Giacomo Briano, Pawel Gizycki etc. |
| Style | Renaissance (primary), Classicism (secondary) |
| Years built | 1616–1640 |
| Specifications | |
| Height | 138f (42m) |
| Number of towers | 2 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Lutsk |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Marcjan Trofimiak |
The Saint Peter and Paul Cathedral and its Jesuit college are national landmarks in Lutsk. The church and college were built for the Society of Jesus of Lutsk in the 17th century. The cathedral is the main church in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lutsk, the college part of the National university of Food Technologies.
The Society of Jesus mission in Lutsk was established in the first decade of the 17th century. King Casimir III of Poland, bishops Marcin II Szyszkowski and Paweł III Wołucki founded the church which was designed by architects M. Gintz and Giacomo Briano. In 1616 the construction of church was started. There has been a segment of a castle on the site since the 15th century. In late 1630 the Renaissance church was completed. The plan was in the form of a Greek Cross. The construction of the college was completed in the middle of the 17th century. The architect was Benedetto Molli.
Initially 150 students studied at the college. Later there were probably more than 300. Education was free and conducted at a high level. For this reason, there were large numbers of students from Lviv, Ostroh and Kyiv. The curriculum covered moral theology, philosophy, mathematics, physics, ethics, fencing, languages, dance and theatre.
In the 1620s and 1630s, there were conflicts between Jesuits and members of the Lutsk orthodox church. Some clashes and court cases are known. In 1627–1628 and 1639, Jesuit students attacked orthodox monks. Wojteh Helpovski tried to drown Serapion, a member of the orthodox fellowship. College students killed the monk Serapion.
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